Triple

T12608485
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Johannesburg E301047 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Technikon Witwatersrand
Technikon Witwatersrand was a South African tertiary institution focused on technical and vocational education that later became part of the University of Johannesburg.
E1019238 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Technikon Witwatersrand | Statement: [University of Johannesburg, formerName, Technikon Witwatersrand]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Technikon Witwatersrand
Context triple: [University of Johannesburg, formerName, Technikon Witwatersrand]
  • A. University of the Witwatersrand
    The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
  • B. Witwatersrand Technical Art School
    Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Durban University of Technology
    Durban University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs in engineering, applied sciences, and the arts.
  • D. Transvaal University College
    Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
  • E. Vaal University of Technology
    Vaal University of Technology is a South African university of technology offering career-focused, technical and applied science programs to students from across the region.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Technikon Witwatersrand
Triple: [University of Johannesburg, formerName, Technikon Witwatersrand]
Generated description
Technikon Witwatersrand was a South African tertiary institution focused on technical and vocational education that later became part of the University of Johannesburg.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Technikon Witwatersrand
Target entity description: Technikon Witwatersrand was a South African tertiary institution focused on technical and vocational education that later became part of the University of Johannesburg.
  • A. University of the Witwatersrand
    The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
  • B. Witwatersrand Technical Art School
    Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
  • C. Durban University of Technology
    Durban University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs in engineering, applied sciences, and the arts.
  • D. Transvaal University College
    Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
  • E. Vaal University of Technology
    Vaal University of Technology is a South African university of technology offering career-focused, technical and applied science programs to students from across the region.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d7bdea2ca881908f379526c13b1145 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d954e90efc81909951dbe698afa851 completed April 10, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6d5e7daa08190917f446c06adece3 completed May 3, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6d795ccd08190bbd76193e0a003be completed May 3, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6d873b978819097962c82e8ffdac8 completed May 3, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:11 p.m.